11:29 PM,
Apr. 21, 2014

RSL's Javier Morales, left, goes after the ball, along with Portland Timbers' Diego Chara, in an MLS soccer game Saturday, in Sandy.

Written by

Justin Johnson
RSL Week

If you never lose to the other team, is it really fair to call it a rivalry?

With Real Salt Lake and Portland finishing one-two on the Western Conference table a season ago, along with a meeting in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals and, ultimately, a showdown in the Western Conference final last season, all the ingredients are in place for a fierce, competitive series.